..out of the dark

Greenwald on the ongoing "Military analysts" story blackout.

http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/05/10/analysts/index.html

On a different note, from the "for-what-it's-worth" department, Harry Reid was at FDL's Book Salon today to promote his new book, and this was the answer he gave when someone asked about whether he was planning to hold hearings (h/t Lish, who asked the question):

The answer is yes. I have personally spoken to Chairman Levin and he is tremendously concerned as I. And we are proceeding accordingly.

What is worth noting is that that's the first time Senate leadership has said they intend to hold hearings. In its recent article on the media's "deafening silence" over this story, The Politico said that if there were Congressional hearings held, then "the networks would be hard-pressed to continue their de facto blackout." I guess we'll find out if that's true.

Actually - the question is if the democrats manage to get pressured into holding a real hearing, or if they get hammered for dragging their legs and making a political spectacle of it first.